Graphene Flagship researchers from Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester, have used graphene to make the novelty children’s material Silly Putty® (polysilicone) conduct electricity. Using this conductive polymer they found that they were able to create extremely sensitive sensors. Read more

About 17,500 company founders, investors, corporate executives, students and media converged in Helsinki on 30 November and 1 December, for the annual celebrations of entrepreneurship - the Slush conference. Read more

The seminar, held on 15 November, presented the various funding mechanisms available for implementation/action, and discussed how to ensure alignment of these financial instruments with the main priorities of the eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020. Read more

Following intensive exchanges with the European Parliament, Member States, stakeholders, consumer representatives, regulators and operators, yesterday the College of Commissioners discussed draft rules which reinforce the approach adopted by the College in September to end roaming charges in the EU in 2017. The latest draft further clarifies consumer rights and introduces safeguards to ensure the most competitive domestic offers remain attractive. Read more

More than 100 experts from the public and private sector attended this event to exchange views on and learn about the benefits of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) eDelivery and CEF eInvoicing. Read more

Dismantling roaming charges, when travellers call, send messages or surf on their mobile devices while abroad, has been one of the biggest success stories in Europe. In the last mile before the full end of roaming surcharges as of 15 June 2017, some more specific cases have to be addressed. Read more

The second working groups meeting is a follow up of the first roundtable on the Digitising European Industry initiative, which took place on 20 September 2016 as well as first working groups meeting on 20 and 21 October 2016. Read more